London's cabbies mourn demise of classic black taxi - video

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Manganese Bronze, the company that has made London's black cabs since 1948, has fallen into administration, putting almost 300 British jobs at risk. The Guardian's motoring critic Sam Wollaston test-drives a TX4 taxi around London and hears what London's cab drivers think about the classic model